Petru Svacicu

Peter II of Croatia (died 1097), also known as Petar Svacic, or in Croatian, Petru Svacicu, was the King of Croatia from 1093 to 1097. The last Croatian king of Croatia, Petru resisted against the Kingdom of Hungary during a succession crisis following the death of King Stephen II of Croatia, and was killed in the Battle of Gvozd Mountain.

Biography
Little is known of Petru Svacicu's early life, but in 1093 the southern nobility of the Kingdom of Croatia elected him as king after the death of King Stephen II of Croatia. He became "Peter II of Croatia" upon his accession to the throne, and the Kingdom of Hungary to the north prepared to invade rebel Croatia. Peter II was given some time to prepare for the onslaught after King Laszlo I of Hungary died in 1095, and he gained support from many nobles to fight against King Coloman I of Hungary.

In 1097, King Coloman launched an invasion of Croatia, and met Peter's army in the Battle of Gvozd Mountain. During the battle, the Croatians suffered heavy losses, and Svacicu was killed in battle. He was the last native king of Croatia, which would enter a personal union with Hungary until 1918.